Subject Area: Environmental Humanities

You will have the opportunity to design your own independent research project that will speak to contemporary debates in the Environmental Humanities.These research projects will use the method of multi-sited ethnography to "follow an organism", or "follow an issue", to several different sites in Sydney. You will situate your subject of study within economic, scientific, and political networks. Field-sites might include public parks and beaches, scientific laboratories, museums, abandoned lots and fragmented wildlands, or office spaces like environmental organizations or city councils. Field trips will introduce you to experts in the field and give you hands-on practice at conducting interviews and taking field notes. Training in the use of the latest digital equipment, software packages, and on-line tools will prepare you for future research. We will also discuss specific career opportunities that will open up to you with a Environmental Humanities major.